Unlike other Japanese clubs who have reaped large transfer-fee windfalls from posting big-name stars to Major League Baseball ...

Shigeru Ishiba is formally reelected as Japan's prime minister after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small but influential opposition Democratic Party for the People, admits to an extramarital ...

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper that caught fire in waters off the country's southwestern coast capsized ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is suspected of having fallen asleep during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in which he was reelected as prime ...

Japanese luxury hotel operator Hoshino Resorts Inc. plans to open a hot spring inn in the U.S. state of New York in 2028 as ...

Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...

New ozeki Onosato survived a minor scare as he made a winning start to the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament against No. 1 ...

Japan conceded eight tries, including five in the first half, as they opened their European tour with a lopsided 52-12 defeat ...

Komeito, the junior partner of Japan's ruling coalition, formally endorsed land minister Tetsuo Saito as party leader and ...

Ao and Rin were the most popular names given to boys and girls, respectively, in Japan between January and September this ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vows to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities in the face of a severe security environment ...